Belgium - Europe (EU)
Kingdom of Belgium
Current local time and main facts
Where is Belgium?
The Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België , French: Royaume de Belgique , German: Königreich Belgien ) is a in North-Western Europe bordered by The Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg and France .
Belgium has a population of over ten million people in only thirty thousand square kilometres.
Belgium has two main languages: Dutch (Flemish) in Flanders to the north and French in Wallonia to the south. To the east is an officially recognised minority of German speakers; the capital of Belgium, the Brussels-Capital Region, is legally French-Dutch bilingual.
Belgium is host to many international organisations, including NATO and the European Union.
The capital of Belgium is Brussels
conventional long form: Kingdom of Belgium
conventional short form: Belgium
local long form:
Royaume de Belgique / Koninkrijk Belgie
local short form:
Belgique / Belgie
Belgium Time
Belgium Time: Central European Time (CET)
Central European Time ( CET )
Central European
Standard Time
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GMT+1
Central European
Summer Time
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GMT+2
Current daylight saving dates for Europe
STANDARD TIME
- Standard Time began: Sunday 27 October 2019 01:00 GMT. Clocks went back one hour.
- Standard Time ends: Sunday 29 March 2020 01:00 GMT. Clocks go forward one hour.
UK and Europe Clock Change Rules
What time zone is Belgium in?
Belgium is in the Central European Time Zone . Central European Standard Time ( CET ) is 1 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+1 ).
Does Belgium observe Daylight Saving / Summer Time?
Like most states in Europe, Summer (Daylight-Saving) Time is observed in Belgium, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour; 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+2 ).
After the Summer months the time in Belgium is shifted back by 1 hour to Central European Time (CET) or ( GMT+1 )
